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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
Gibberish and its Translation.

'Lemmeknow whenyergoin' Won
cher y
Can you translate for me p asks
Marv b. Donge in Wide Awake, this
gibherish.' 1t is not Greek. 1t is not
Latin. Neither is ii "A sample of any
known living language, but just a Cor,
ruption of our own English tongue,
which the childlen and too many OF
their elders are prone to encourage
through heedlessnesS and haste.
The translation, Let me knowYwhen
you are going, won't you ? is easy
enough speaking-except, it may be,
the won't you'-tOv all, at least, who
appreciate the beauty of perfect enun-
cation.
Won't YOU may pass criticism in
familiar colloquy, but this compressing
of two words into one is never desirable.
will you not is surely better.
Amt of course is a vulgariSm not
to be thought of in connection with any
man or woman of graceful culture, yet
we sometimes meet people, who mag.
inc themselves 81 TO be leaders who ust
this expressions for all the negatives OF
the verb il represents: II amt, thou
amt, he ain't,we ain't,yo amt, they
aIh't" Is It not absurd?
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
Pleasant Dreams.

ut amt everybody I'd put to sleep
in this room," said old Mrs. Jinks to
that fastidious and extremely nelvols
young minister Nho was spending his
first night in Bat her house.
This hear room is full of sacred
sociations to me-" she went ." as
first husband died in thu wy wy
q bed with his
w. I,,,ss, y pliers, and poor
.yd settin' night in that
=, uair there in the corner. Some
.tmes when come into the room in the
dark | think see him settin' there
still.
"My own father died layin' right on
that loungua under the winder. Poor
pal He was spiritualist, aud he allus
said he'd appear in this room again
after he died; and sometimes I'm fool
ish enough To look for him. If you
should see anything of him tonight,
you'd better not tell me; for it'd be a
sign to me that there was something
in spiritualism, and I'd hate to think
that.
"My son by my first man fell dead Of
heart disease right where you stand.
He was doctor, and there's two whole
skeletons in that closet that belonged TO
him; aud hag dozen skulls in that
lower drawer,
"WeA, goodnight, and pleasant
dreaaS. ~ Puck.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
The Best of All the Year.

The December, or Christmas number,
of N9rth's Philadelphia Musical journal
is at hand, well stocked with useful and
entertaining musical liter ature, and
four choice musical numbers, viz: ''Jear
and Jeanette GaYorte,''' - by Lange; "My
Little Fayorite Waltz" by NJ. Louis
Buds of Promises Galop,' by Webster
a song Good Night my Lover.' by
Adam Geible. These compositions are
alone worth more than the price of q
years subscription. The frontispiece
is true likeness of Miss Eleanor War
ner Everett. the young vocal instruc-
tress who is known as the Marceesi of
American. She has acquired an envi-
atle reputation BY her excellent sing
ing in Philadelphia. New York and
Boston. An interesting article relating
some of her experiences while IN Paris
also given. Margaret B. Harvey con
tributes a Christmas Story, A Princess
III DIX alot. hE AbsSoiiApo' '''oS
about the career Of Jenny Lind ard
Clara Louise Kellogg gives some yal-
liable hints TO aspiring singers. In sd-
dition there is the Educational Depart
ment, Domestic and Foreign Musical
News, the Art Department, Cores
pondence from Boston, New York,
Pittsburg and other leading cities. re-,
ports o. local concerts and host of ar
tcles and anecdotes of value and in
teresting to music lovers. A long llstof
choice premiums is also offered to those
who will obtain subscribers for the
JOURNAL. Representatives are desired
in every city and towr. Send 10 cents
for AZ spf ciman copy, or $l.o0 for
year's subscription to the publishers of
NoRru1 stPHIA MUeIcAL
= "a. Every yearly
EDruh of Music
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
Dinah Speaks Out In Meeting.

While at service an old lady hapuened
to sneez', ,auG, rs nearly every eye was
turned toward her Immediately after
she had snteE d, she felt very uncom,
Portable. When she arrived at home she
said 70 Dinah, her colored maid ,of.all
woik, who had accompanied her 10 the
meeting. 'Dinah, why didn't you take
the blame ot that peeza o. Your sh>ul.
dersY Icu should nave made itappec
rs though Il was you, not that sueczsd.
Al ., .,e next meeting the old ladl
s<et I'D again. ~The-preacher paRsed
in his discourse ard there was a slight
litter among the congregation which
increased toa roar as the simpla minded
but honest Dinah arose and remarked:
II takes de blame of dat sneeze dat my
missus had just sDeeEed on my own
shoulders"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
1888
THE TIMES
PHILADELPHIA

CHEAPEST, BRIGHTEST, FRESH
EST AND BEST.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
Speer's P. J. Brandy.

-Is wine OF Il Superior Character and par
takes OF the rich qualities OF the grape from
which IL Is made.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22

When Baby was sick. we gave her CasGoria,
When abe was Child, she cried ior Castoria,
When she became Miss, she elung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22

is A PURE distiatiOn of the grape, and
stands unIiyaIed in this Country for medical
purposes.
IL has peculiar favor. similar 10 that OF the
grapes from which IL i distilled.
See that the signature of ALFRED SPEER
PasSaic v. j.. Is over The cork OF each bottle.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS WHO KEEP FIRST
CLASS VINES
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
Millions OF Chinese Homeless.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-Thestea-
mer City of sydney arrived this evening
from HongiKong and Yokohama. The
Chinese give details os disaster oc.
casioued blythe Yellow river overflowlng
its banks in the province of Honau,
and describe 1t as one of the most ap-
palling occurrences in loss of life and
property recorded in recent times. The
river broke its banks on the evening of
September Is, southwards of the city of
Chlncchow, and not only completely
inundated that city, but also ten other
populous cities. The whole area is now
o ragiag sea, tentp thirty feet deep,
where 1t was once densely populated
and rich plane. TIE former bed Of
the Yellow river is now dry and the
prese lake was the bed of the river
centuries agn. The loss of life ia in
calculsble. and statement is made by
missionaries that millions. OF CAinese
are hoEeless and starving.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
HE EMBEzzLED THOUSANDS.
An Old and Trusted Bookk eeper De-
tected in His Pecuiations.

PHILADELPuIA, Dee. Is. - Joseph
KuiGht, the hook6eeper OF tbs Manu-
facturefs' National tanS. was taken
before United States Commissioner Ed
wards this aiterpoon charged with
stealing from the funds of the ba1k be-
tween sixty md seventy thousand dol
iars. The officers of the bauk disoox-,
cred Knights dehnquencfes several
weeks ago and placed the case In ir-
hands of the Piukerton agency and
knight was arrested a few days apo
TIE matter, was kept quiz until to dav.
1t is said that Knigb' had been appro-
prla'ing 10 MS ow'.l use the banks mon
ey for heaTlv twenty-five years. lie
has been in the employ of the bank
Ter nearrl.y thirty-five years and has al
ways been considered trustworthy.
knight was committed to prison IN
default of $4,000 bail The amount
he is alleged 10 have distracted is IN
round numbers $500 His p-cnla-
tinns have been going cn since 1854
r esideGtMa I'll .cf the Manufacturer :
bank, testified that the money was Ia
ken by the prisoner directly from de
positors When a lire vas formed
there were often people who were press
ed for time. Knight wonld take Their
money. enter it correctly on the ledger.
but would not report il to the teller.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
Speer's Port Grape Wine.
FOUR YEARS OLD.

TNHIS CELEBRATED WINE is the pure
Il juice of the dead ripe Oporto Grape, rails
ed In Speer's vineyards, aud left hang until
they shrink and become partly raisined before
gathering. Its invaluable.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
win BE Tried In Lebanon County,
IN A CRITICAL CONDITION.
Mr.. Powderly Is Taken with Another
Hemorrhase Yesterday Afternoon.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dee. l5.-Powder-
B's condition tonight is regarded as
critical by his physicians. He was
seized with another hemorrhage this
afternoon. 1t is now known that since
his return to his home here he has slept
very little and is very nervous and rest
less on that account, aud is also very
weak in consequence of the hemor-
rhagCs. He also complains of severe
pains in his chest and abdomen. No
one is allowed to see him except his
wife and his physicians.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
Miscellaneous News.
An Old Mortgage Turns Up.


SHAMoKIN, Pa, Dec, 15.-An old
unsatis6ed mortgage has been found
which affects the title to about one sixth
of the estates OF this place The amount
of The mortgage was originally Sl2 ,00G.
The sheriff has officially notified the
land owners that he will sell the prop
erty December 80.
VIII BE Tried I'm Lebanon County.
LEBANON, Pa, Dec, 1J.-Cor ,,
for William Showers, the old n., uho
Lrutally Murdered his two grand
children some time ago, this afternoon
filed his application for trial in some
neighooring county, alleging that in
Lebanon county public sentiment was
so wrought up against Showers that his
trial here could not be fairly conducted
The court denied the application and
Showers will be tried here. He re-
pudiates his former confession.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22
The MOST COMPLETE NEWSPA
PER Published in Philadelphia.

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paper
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01

THE Republicans had their say on
last Tuesday when they assembled in
convention at Bellefonte to nominate
full county ticket The following
are the nominees: Daniel Rhoads,
Of Belletonte, for Associate Judge ;
Robert Cook, Jr., of Howard town.
ship, for Sheriff; Cyrus Goss, of Fer
guson township, for Treasurer f; T. C.
Gramley, of Miles township, for Reg
lister ; j. +. Harter, of Millheim, for
Recorder John ID. Decker. of Potter
township and J. c. Henderson, of
Huston township, for Commissioners.
A right good set of men, but not one
jot better than the demo cratic nomi-
nees and as they represent the minor
ity party in the county we are sorry
to say that their doom is settled be.
fore hand, with one exception-that
of the candidates for commissioners
One thing is remarkable in the nom-
nations made, The convent on took
very good care to throw q goodly a.
mount of "taffy' on this side of the
mountain, likely for bait for shaky
Democrats. But the bait will turn sour
before long and sensible Democrats
will never bite in this campaign.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01

A LITTLE more than two months
hence the Democrats of Centre county,
if they. are so minded, will have a
chance to show their Republican
friends that the nominations made
last Tuesday was simply matter of
form. In other words the success of
the Democratic ticket is beyond a
question of doubt, if the Democrats
see proper to organize thoroughly aud
form solid front in November. And
We think the rank and file of the party
are fully awake to their duty and are
ready to go into the fight with the set
determination to win and win with
rousing majorities. This thing OF
Kicking and knifng their own can
didates has proven too dangerous an
experiment to the Democratic party
in the past to indulge in it again and
the mass of the Democratic voters are
solid for their ticket for the sake of
party victory.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01

THE answers received to inquiries
sent out by the Kansas City Times
through Kansas and Missouri as to
the presidential preferences show that
the west is practically settling down
to Cleveland and Blaine as the candi-
dates in 1888. In Missouri 270 an
swers from democrats were received.
OF these Isl were for Cleveland, 8
for Thurman, ! for Wade Hampton,
and the rest scattering. The republi-
cans sent 26l answers, Of which l25
were for Blaine. II for Sherman IL
for Lincoln, and the rest scattering
In Kansas 326 democrats answered
as follows Cleveland, 306 Thur
man, 7; Hill, 6 +; the remainder scat
terlng. The republicans sent 302 an.
swers. of which lS1 We're for Blaine
Sc for Sherman, Al for Lincoln, and
the rest scattering.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01

The Democratic State Convention
assembled at Allentown yesterday
and on Tuesday already something
like thousand strangers filed the
town. AS far as candidates are con-
cerned nothing can be said at this
writing, but it was apparent on Tues
day that everybody was most con-
cerned about what the platform would
have to say. A dispatch to yester-
days Harrisburg Patriot reports as
follows:
ALLENTOWN, Aug, 80, LAO A. M.-The
temporary president of the convention will
be George A. Post, of Susquehanna county,
and the permanent chairman, S. r. Peale,
of Clinton.
AT this writing it looks as if the tariff
problem would be solved by the adoption of
resolution declaring reaffirmation of the
Chicago platform as interpreted by Presi-
dent Cleveland in his last annual message,
which will be followed by quoting Singer
lys resolution. This is regarded as COM
promise, but it is in reality the consumma-
ton OF the wishes of the tariff reformers.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Aug. %. Is

(From our regular correSpondent)
WASHINGTON, Aug. %, 1887.
1t seems to me that the public land poll
cy of this Administr alton commends 1t TO
the favor of the people far more than any
other measure it has adopted. There has
been no cessation in the great work of over
hauling the swindling manipulations of
hungry land-sharks, and the powerful rail
way corporations have also been made to
disgorge much of free peoples birth-right,
ruthlessly given away by Republican Ad-
ministration. Under the swamp-land law,
passed by Congress in 1850, authority was
granted certain States, with public lands in
their borders, to drain and reclaim all
swamp and overfowed lands, preparing
them for pu rposes of agriculture; later acts
were passed granting to the States with
such lands and indemnity Of 81. 25 per acre
for each acre of swamp land sold by the
Government after the act of 1850 and up to
the date of the indemnity act of 1855. Then
in 1857 Congress passed law securing to
each State the titles TO such tracts as were
condemned by the several States as swamp
lands. Now, so far as can be ascertained,
Louisiana is the only State that has made
any attempt to reclaim these lands, and
that was soon abandoned. You can at a
thought see what vast field of fraud was
invitingly opened by the Government, full
advantage of which was taken by thous-
ands of unscrupulous persons who falsely
swore away millions Of acres Of the most
fertile public lands, the settlers and the
United States land agents often making 4
"combine" against the Government in their
nefarious work. AS the swamp law was
passed thirty-seven years ago, if the law
has been carried out in good faith, the
States wonld have long since reclaimed all
such lands; but still "swamp land claims"
are being almost daily rre >nted. The
malicious attack made upon Commissioner
Sparks are solely due to his efforts to check
and correct this gigantic swindle, for which
he is entitled to the highest praise.
Civil Service reform seems to be making
pretty fair progress under the new regula-
tions requiring clerks in Office to be exam
ined A few days ago the Civil Service
Commission received from the Secretary of
Navy a request for the certificates of 212
elegibles, all males, from which So selec-
tions may be made to fill existing vacancies
To supply this, the largest requisition ever
made on the Commission, at least four GER
tifcates were made for each of the States
and Territories. The Civil Service Com
missioners are divided in opinion in regard
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01

10 the power of dismissal, Mr.. Edge rton,
holding that the appointing authority has
absolute power of dismissal while his col
leagues contend that such power is restrict
ed by the Civil Service Law.
The Interstate Commerce Law seems TO
ator Butler of South Carolina who opposed
the measure, has been won over by his re-
cent experience In II railroad collision, and
In consequence, he proposes TO Introduce
amendments TO the law, regulating the
speed of trains and limiting the time of
railroad employees to twelve hours consecu.
tive service in day.
National Bank repositories now hold II
larger sum of Government funds than ever
before, the amount being $40, ,955, 90i.
Over seven million aud n half trade-dol-
lars have been redeemed TO date more than
half of which have been recoined into dimes.
The testimony in seven contested election
eases has been received and printed by the
clerk of the House of Representatives.,
which, believe, is much smaller number
tllah usual.
At the last Cabinet meeting, for the first
time during this Administration, all the
members were absent, except Secretary
Bayard, the other portfolios being repre-
sented by Assistant Secretaries
AS 1t is regarded as practically settled
that President Cleveland will be renominat-
oil, some interest is being manifested in the
nomination for Vice President, and both
Postmaster General Villas and Commission
er Black have been often mentioned. Many
long headed Democratic statesmen and.pol-
iticians are understood TO favor n soldier
for second place, and it is probable the Pres
ident is of the same opinion.
A pair of good Republicans one claim
Attorney, and the other Government
clerk, were arrested few days since for
stealing public records from the Pension
Office. For such a crime the punishment
is five years in tho peniten,iary.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01
HIS STRENGTH IN THE SOUTH.
Senator Butler Says There is But One
Sentiment I'm the South.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 26.- Senator
Butler, Of South Carolina, In speaking
of President CleYeland, said that his
renomiEation next year by the nat ional
democratic convention is certain IL the
president lives. "Why, there Is but
one sentiment in the party" he con-
tinded, land that is In support of the
president. The grumblers are TO few
to amount to anything. The south d.
solid for Cleveland and he will be IT.
elected. In my opinion Blaine will be
the republican nominee and Cleveland
viii. defeat him again. Ii the present
general pro sperity continues until the
next pres idential election there Is no
telling what the vote for Cleveland will
be. Cleveland's great strength lies IN
the confidence the business inter-
ests have In him. He Is safe, consery-
ative aud cautious. All masses Of
business men, including farmers saythat
he Is safe man at the head of the
government, and they will continue
him there. was recently in a party
of northern capitalists, all republicans,
and though we did not talk politics,
they let fall complimentary remarks a.
bout this administration. Now while
such men might not vote for him, they
perhaps would not vote against him.
Their expressions indicate negative
force that would count at the polls"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01
The Chatsworth Disaster.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. ga
protection :und has been started by
Grand Chief Foreman Tutor. of the
railway station-mens association, to
secure a fair trial for Tim Cloughlin
the section foreman charged with the
responsibility Gf the Ch ellsworth rail
road disaster, aud to sustain his family
until his guilt or innocence is proved.
John have you seen that woman
lately ?
John, IN aStsniShment: What woman 2
That woman picking Grapes for
Speer's Wine. Just see her in another
column and read about it,the wines
are found by chemists to be absolutely
pure and equal TO the best in the
World. The Board of Health in Large
Cities and leading Hospitals have a
dopteG theil use where wines are need
ed